Endicott Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

Endicott College 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

How long does it take to earn a degree at Endicott? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.

• Endicott Retention Rate
• Endicott Graduation Rate
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
• Endicott Drop Out Rate
• Methodology & References

Endicott Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.

With 83% students making it past their freshmen year, Endicott has freshmen retention rates above the national average.

Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.

When looking at just colleges and universities in Massachusetts, the average is 73.02%.

Endicott Graduation Rates

There were approximately 602 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?

Four years after beginning their degree, 71% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 74% of the students had graduated and after eight years 75% of this class completed their degree.

Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical Endicott graduation rate 74%.

The average length of time it takes an Endicott undergraduate student to complete their bachelor's degree is 4.06 years.

Endicott Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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Endicott Drop Out Rate

Approximately 207 students or 25% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 207 students who did not complete their degree?

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 180 transferred to another institution.

• Endicott lost contact with the remaining 26 who we assumed dropped out.

Endicott Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.

Traditional Students:

First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.

Non-Traditional Students:

Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.

The majority of students at Endicott are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.

Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.

First-Time / Full-Time Endicott Graduation Rates

First-time / full-time students at Endicott College represent 80% of the students in the class of 2015, and 80.07% of Endicott bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 71%, first-time students in the Endicott class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the Endicott graduation rate was 74%, and by the eight year mark, 75% of the cohort had completed their degree.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.

Endicott First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

First-Time / Full-Time Endicott Drop Out Rates

163 first-time / full-time students or 25% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 153 transferred to another institution.

• Endicott lost contact with the remaining 10 who we assumed dropped out.

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

First-time / part-time students at Endicott College represent 0.49% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six-year graduation rate of 50%, first-time, part-time students in the Endicott class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 50%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.

First-Time / Part-Time Endicott Graduation Rates vs. National Average

First-Time / Part-Time Endicott Drop Out Rates

2 first-time / part-time students or 50% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 1 transferred to another institution.

• Endicott lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

113 Endicott students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 13.87% of the students in the class of 2015.

Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.

With a six year graduation rate of 80%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 81%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.

Endicott Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Full-Time Endicott Drop Out Rates

22 non first-time / part-time students or 19% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 18 transferred to another institution.

• Endicott lost contact with the remaining 4 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

50 Endicott students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 6.13% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six year graduation rate of 56%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 60%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.

Endicott Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Part-Time Endicott Drop Out Rates

20 non first-time / part-time students or 40% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 1 are still enrolled.

• 8 transferred to another institution.

• Endicott lost contact with the remaining 11 who we assumed dropped out.

More Resources:

• An Explanation of Freshman Retention Rates.

• How Common is it to Transfer to a Different College?

• Are Non-Traditional Students Less Likely to Graduate?

• How Many People Drop-Out of College?

• How Average Time to Graduate Can Affect the Value of Your Degree.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License